i have open suse postfix dovecot mail server set up when i connect to the mail server from a vista pc , windows mail , i can only send email outgoing if i have the local server ip in the outgoing smtp address . if i try to use the mail server wan domain name i get a relay denied and can not send out email . i will be moving this server to my work and i still need to be able to connect and send email from home . where do i start to fix this , thanks
Does the hostname point to your router's public IP, and is your router configured to forward port 25 to your mailserver? It's also possible that your router doesn't suppport loopbacks. Or your provider is blocking port 25.
i have a static ip and rev dns points back to my domain name . mx is set for mail.domain.com backup set for godaddy mail server . this is a copy of my postfix main.cf readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/packages/postfix-doc/README_FILES inet_protocols = all biff = no mail_spool_directory = /var/mail canonical_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/canonical virtual_alias_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual virtual_alias_domains = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual relocated_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/relocated transport_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/transport sender_canonical_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/sender_canonical masquerade_classes = envelope_sender, header_sender, header_recipient myhostname = mikesrchobbies.com myorigin = mikesrchobbies.com delay_warning_time = 1h message_strip_characters = \0 program_directory = /usr/lib/postfix defer_transports = disable_dns_lookups = no mailbox_command = mailbox_transport = strict_8bitmime = no disable_mime_output_conversion = no smtpd_sender_restrictions = hash:/etc/postfix/access smtpd_client_restrictions = strict_rfc821_envelopes = no smtpd_recipient_restrictions = permit_mynetworks,reject_unauth_destination smtp_sasl_auth_enable = no smtpd_use_tls = no alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases mailbox_size_limit = 0 message_size_limit = 10240000 append_dot_mydomain = no swap_bangpath = no masquerade_domains = masquerade_execeptions = root smtpd_sasl_auth_enable = no smtpd_use_tls = no home_mailbox = Maildir/ relay_domains = mynetworks this is a copy of my dovecot config file ## Dovecot configuration file protocols = imap pop3 imaps pop3s listen = disable_plaintext_auth = no ssl_listen = ssl_disable = yes mail_location = maildir:~/Maildir/ protocol imap { mail_plugin_dir = /usr/lib64/dovecot/modules/imap imap_client_workarounds = delay-newmail outlook-idle netscape-eoh } protocol pop3 { pop3_uidl_format = %08Xu%08Xv pop3_uidl_format = %v.%u mail_plugin_dir = /usr/lib64/dovecot/modules/pop3 pop3_client_workarounds = outlook-no-nuls oe-ns-eoh } protocol managesieve { } protocol lda { postmaster_address = [email protected] mail_plugin_dir = /usr/lib64/dovecot/modules/lda } auth default { mechanisms = plain passdb passwd { } userdb passwd { } user = root } dict { } plugin { } login_process_size = 64
Does mail.domain.com point to your router's public IP? Have you asked your ISP if they block port 25?
isp is not blocking port 25 and they set up the revers dns to point to my domain name . mx are correct and point back to my server . i added my public ip to the postfix main config , i setup windows mail to use the public ip as the mail server on both incoming and outgoing , seems to work from the same network , today i moves a windows 7 box to the office and it still does not want to send outgoing mail . but i can get incoming mail, still outgoing give the relay denied error , do i need to setup tls for this to work , as i do not want to use a web client , i would perfer to use imap. server2:~ # dig mx mikesrchobbies.com ; <<>> DiG 9.5.0-P2 <<>> mx mikesrchobbies.com ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 38883 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;mikesrchobbies.com. IN MX ;; ANSWER SECTION: mikesrchobbies.com. 1800 IN MX 0 mikesrchobbies.com. mikesrchobbies.com. 1800 IN MX 10 mailstore1.secureserver.net. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: mailstore1.secureserver.net. 45 IN A 72.167.238.201 ;; Query time: 58 msec ;; SERVER: 192.168.0.1#53(192.168.0.1) ;; WHEN: Sat Oct 17 00:18:49 2009 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 111 server2:~ # nslookup 173.160.66.209 Server: 192.168.0.1 Address: 192.168.0.1#53 Non-authoritative answer: 209.66.160.173.in-addr.arpa name = mikesrchobbies.com. Authoritative answers can be found from: server2:~ # host 173.160.66.209 209.66.160.173.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer mikesrchobbies.com.
The message could not be sent. The authentication setting might not be correct for your outgoing e-mail [SMTP] server. For help solving this problem, go to Help, search for "Troubleshoot Windows Live Mail", and read the "I'm having problems sending e-mail" section. If you need help determining the proper server settings, please contact your e-mail service provider. The rejected e-mail address was '[email protected]'. Subject 'test' Server Error: 554 Server Response: 554 5.7.1 <[email protected]>: Relay access denied Server: '173.160.66.209' Windows Live Mail Error ID: 0x800CCC79 Protocol: SMTP Port: 25 Secure(SSL): No
i added the ip of the network that i am trying to use for the office and i can now send and recieve email,, i guess if i were to permit any networks i wold be a open relay . so i have set up localhost my wan ip and the office ip to be able to connect to the server . any others will not be able to send going going email.
